Direct cash transfer against the schemes
having subsidized commodities, there is a slight difference in terms of
economics but becomes large at its socioeconomic impact. In a scheme
where, government is giving subsidy, there is a realization of being
helped among the beneficiaries and they took it as their right to be
protected and secured. The prize of subsidized commodities are lower
than the current market prize and they
can purchase it by spending a little amount of money. But in direct cash
transfer schemes, beneficiaries are provided with some amount of cash
in place of subsidies. Here, a person who is awarded with some amount of
cash under the above scheme, may spend it on some other needs instead
of those for which he get with that amount of cash from government. A
good example is of U.P. Government's "Kanya Vidyadhan Yojna" . Here,
U.P. Government gives a good amount of cash to those girls passing
senior secondary examination for their further education, but in most of
the cases, it has been spent for some other reasons.
Moreover,challenges like the existing problems in wage payment,
signifying the correct beneficiaries, etc. under the MGNREGA and the
suspected ground basic problems in Aadhar cards may prove the biggest
hurdle in the UPA Government's dream of being the best helping hands of
the poor and needy.
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